Texas holdem poker premium starting hands
. . . as used in "Fear no player" volume one
Texas Holdem starting hands, as used in Texas Holdem volume 1 "Fear no player" self hypnosis CD, there are 169 possible starting hands in Texas Holdem, of which there are approximately 50 which make life bearable and probably won't send you broke.
For want of a better word we at Winning Edge Products like to call them Premium cards or Premium starting hands.
So for your information follows the Texas Holdem Premium card tables rated in 7 Texas holdem hand groupings.
| Texas Holdem Hand groupings |
Card rankings in each group
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| Group 1 |
AA KK QQ JJ AKs
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| Group 2 |
TT AQs AJs KQs AK
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| Group 3 |
99 KTs QJs KJs ATs AQ
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| Group 4 |
A8s KQ 88 QTs A9s AT AJ JTs
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| Group 5 | 77 Q9s KJ QJ JT A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s J9s T9s K9s KT QT |
| Group 6 | 66 J8s 98s T8s 55 J9 43s 75s T9 33 98 64s 44 K8s K7s K6s K5s K4s K3s K2s Q8s 22 87s 97s |
| Group 7 | 87 53s A9 Q9 76s 42s 32s 96s 85s J8 J7s 65 54 74s K9 T8 76 65s 54s 86s |
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7
| Group 1 |
AA KK QQ JJ AKs
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Texas Holdem hands Group 1: These are recognised as being the premium starting hands they total 5 in number, they are represented above in their order of strength, eg. AA is the strongest Texas holdem starting hand followed by KK and so on.
If your new to Texas Holdem one of the key decisions that you will make when you play is which two starting cards do you play, well you can't go wrong with the above 5 or for that matter the top 16 hands in the first 3 Texas Holdem hand groupings.
| Group 2 |
TT AQs AJs KQs AK
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Texas Holdem hands Group 2: These hands are played well in early positions where you require a good strong hand. Obviously they can be played in any position because of their noteable strength.
| Group 3 |
99 KTs QJs KJs ATs AQ
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Texas Holdem hands Group 3: Generally speaking, the later you are in position, the weaker the hand you can play, while you need premium hands to play in early position.
| Group 4 |
A8s KQ 88 QTs A9s AT AJ JTs
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Texas Holdem hands Group 4: Dead Man's Hand: Two pair - Aces and Eights (Wild Bill Hickock was shot in the back while playing this hand), and thats pretty much what's going to happen to you if you play cards outside of this group.
For my mind this is as far as I go, I have been playing Texas Holdem for a long time now, and I would have to be feeling really lucky to play any of the cards in the following groups
| Group 5 | 77 Q9s KJ QJ JT A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s J9s T9s K9s KT QT |
Texas Holdem hands Group 5: Sure play these if you need to but, Bad kickers, middle pairs, gut shots, low straights your just looking for trouble playing these cards, in Texas Holdem good cards win pots . . . bad cards get you in trouble, having said that some people would definately disagree with my strategies, but hey you get that!
| Group 6 | 66 J8s 98s T8s 55 J9 43s 75s T9 33 98 64s 44 K8s K7s K6s K5s K4s K3s K2s Q8s 22 87s 97s |
Texas Holdem hands Group 6: If you're going to play these cards consider learning gin rummy.
| Group 7 | 87 53s A9 Q9 76s 42s 32s 96s 85s J8 J7s 65 54 74s K9 T8 76 65s 54s 86s |
Texas Holdem hands Group 7: Always recommend playing these cards to your opponents, let them think you play them, and let them make the mistakes! Sure they are going to win a few pots with them but in the long run they'll go broke.
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